Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

The Traditional Theory with Donald Redford

This is the first in a series of articles I’ll be posting concerning the age old question: How were the Egyptian pyramids built?
To start off lets look at a story thats been floating around the news last week or so. Donald B. Redford, Ph.D. is professor in […]

Here is another story on Kites and Pyramids but there is no beer involved this time:
Soarin’ High Across the Pyramids
By Sarah Marquer
First Published: February 15, 2008
CAIRO: On a clear and sunny Friday afternoon overlooking the city’s wonderfully hazy skyline, over 250 Japanese and Egyptian families, students, and government representatives gathered amidst the usual flurry of […]

Silk kites and beer will be the tools of choice for Cal Poly Pomona students as they try to build a pyramid.
Architecture students in the cement and masonry structure class will construct a 106-ton pyramid without modern tools.
Instead, they will use a technique that could have been used by ancient Egyptians.
Maureen Clemmons, president of the […]